charming noir-ish comedy-thriller
This light murder mystery, with Pierre Fresnay as the cool detective and the delightful (if a bit overwhelming) Suzy Delair as his "sidekick," somewhat a la Nick & Nora Charles, is in style and casting (Fresnay, Pierre Larquey, Noel Roquevert), sexual tension, even theme - the ambiguity of criminal responsibility - a prelude to Clouzot's far more significant Le corbeau (1943).The Fresnay-Delair duo brings fresh air to the claustrophobic space of Vichy cinema.score 8/10
gans 9 April 2001
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